2025 Ducati Scrambler Icon Dark and Full Throttle Launched

Ducati is continuing its 2025 new model announcements today, as it pulls the wraps off two newly updated versions of the much-loved Scrambler.

For 2025 the bike will be available in either Icon Dark or Full Throttle configurations. In years gone by the Scrambler range has been known to be fairly cutesy, with bright-coloured bikes and smiling faces adorning the marketing material. That seems to be changing though, as both The Icon Dark and Full Throttle offer a moodier, darker, and altogether more sinister aesthetic.

Price

The new Scrambler Icon Dark will be landing in UK dealerships with an MSRP of £9,495 while the Full Throttle has an MSRP of £11,195. The Scrambler Dark in will hit dealers in November 2024, and the Full Throttle in December 2024.

The Icon Dark is a new addition to the Scrambler family and the current Icon will remain available inside the model range. The new version of the Full Throttle is replacing the current generation as the sole bike in that spec and trim level.

What’s new?

The Icon Dark becomes what Ducati describes as the “gateway model” in the Scrambler range, although as it is the cheapest bike from the Borgo Panigale, it’s really the entry point into the Ducati club as a whole!

It’s an entry point that was updated mechanically as recently as 2023, and given that we are only just about to transition into 2025, beneath the skin the bike is technically unchanged from then. That means you are getting the same, user-friendly air-cooled, two-valve, twin-cylinder, producing a claimed 72bhp and delivering 48.1lb ft of torque. Likewise, the chassis of the bike is as before, meaning sure-footed handling thanks to a 41mm KYB fork and preload adjustable rear shock.

Electronically speaking, the 2023 edition of the Scrambler was the most advanced so far, with riding modes, power mode, cornering ABS, traction control and daytime running lights highlighting the model. It was also the first of the breed to boast a TFT screen, bringing the neo-retro naked bang up to date.

With the new Icon Dark riders get a bike which Ducati hopes will be a starting point for a customisation project, with the matt-finished Dark Stealth paint creating a blank canvas for ideas. The badging on the fuel tank has also been updated, as have the side panels and the tail unit of the bike, which all combine to make the bike ‘even lighter and sleeker’ - we are taking it that by lighter they mean in weight on that one.

The Full Throttle gains all the stylistic updates as mentioned above, although it's lifted with dedicated graphics for the model plus a host of other trinkets to catch your eye. The design of this bike is said to be inspired by US flat-track racing bikes, which is matched by Ducati’s claim that it is the “sportiest” bike in the range.

The most obvious change is the decals and graphics, which highlight the fuel tank and side panels of the new bike. The bronze-coloured pinstripes and numbers, and the typeface used for the number ‘62’ on the side panels, do give a 1970s vibe to the bike, which is helped by the addition of wheels finished in a matching bronze colour.

The Full Throttle also features blacked-out components to further enhance the moody look, with an all-black heatshield on the exhaust which is joined by black trim around the end can. And while we are on the subject of that, the Full Throttle also gains a Termignoni end can. The higher-spec bike also gains an up-and-down quickshifter, LED indicators, a shorter front mudguard, and a lower handlebar for a more engaging riding position.

For more information on the two new Scrambler models from Ducati, head to the official website.

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